Consolidated PBY Catalina

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Consolidated_PBY_Catalina

GPTKB entity

Statements (101)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:aircraft bomber
gptkbp:armament	bombs machine guns torpedoes depth charges
gptkbp:crew	8
gptkbp:cruiseSpeed	125 mph (201 km/h)
gptkbp:emptyWeight	20,910 lb (9,488 kg)
gptkbp:enginePower	1,200 hp (895 kW) each
gptkbp:engineType	gptkb:Pratt_&_Whitney_R-1830_Twin_Wasp
gptkbp:firstFlight	1935
gptkbp:height	21 ft 1 in (6.43 m)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Consolidated PBY Catalina
gptkbp:introduced	1936
gptkbp:length	63 ft 10 in (19.46 m)
gptkbp:manufacturer	gptkb:Consolidated_Aircraft
gptkbp:maximumSpeed	179 mph (288 km/h)
gptkbp:maxTakeoffWeight	35,420 lb (16,070 kg)
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:Dumbo gptkb:cat
gptkbp:notableFor	anti-submarine warfare rescue missions long-range patrols
gptkbp:numberBuilt	over 3,300
gptkbp:numberOfEngines	2
gptkbp:primaryUser	gptkb:Royal_Air_Force gptkb:United_States_Navy gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Air_Force
gptkbp:range	2,520 mi (4,050 km)
gptkbp:retired	late 1950s (US Navy)
gptkbp:role	search and rescue cargo transport maritime patrol anti-submarine warfare air-sea rescue convoy escort
gptkbp:serviceCeiling	15,800 ft (4,816 m)
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:usedBy	gptkb:Algeria gptkb:Argentina gptkb:Australia gptkb:Brazil gptkb:Bulgaria gptkb:Chile gptkb:China gptkb:Colombia gptkb:Cuba gptkb:Czechoslovakia gptkb:Denmark gptkb:Dominican_Republic gptkb:Ecuador gptkb:Egypt gptkb:Ethiopia gptkb:Finland gptkb:France gptkb:Ghana gptkb:Greece gptkb:Hungary gptkb:Iceland gptkb:India gptkb:Indonesia gptkb:Israel gptkb:Italy gptkb:Japan gptkb:Kenya gptkb:Libya gptkb:Malaysia gptkb:Mexico gptkb:Morocco gptkb:Netherlands gptkb:New_Zealand gptkb:Nigeria gptkb:Norway gptkb:Pakistan gptkb:Paraguay gptkb:Peru gptkb:Philippines gptkb:Poland gptkb:Portugal gptkb:Romania gptkb:South_Africa gptkb:South_Korea gptkb:Soviet_Union gptkb:Spain gptkb:Sudan gptkb:Sweden gptkb:Thailand gptkb:Tunisia gptkb:Turkey gptkb:Uruguay gptkb:Yugoslavia gptkb:Zimbabwe
gptkbp:usedInConflict	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:variant	gptkb:PBY-5 gptkb:PBY-5A gptkb:PBY-6A
gptkbp:wingspan	104 ft 0 in (31.70 m)
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Palm_Springs_Air_Museum gptkb:San_Diego_Air_&_Space_Museum
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5